title: First trimester diagnosis of sacrococcygeal teratoma using two- and three-dimensional ultrasound.
abstract: Sacrococcygeal teratomas are very rarely diagnosed in the first trimester. Here we report a case of a presacral mass suggestive of a sacrococcygeal teratoma that was detected during the first trimester nuchal translucency thickness measurement at 12+1 week of gestation. Although the diagnosis was possible with conventional two-dimensional sonography, three-dimensional sonography facilitated prenatal counseling by providing more recognizable images to the parents. Postmortem examination of the fetus confirmed the presence of a type 2 benign immature teratoma.
authors.affiliation: Erciyes University, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gevher Nesibe Hospital, 38039 Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Batukan
authors.forename: Mahmut Tuncay
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Ozgun
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basbug
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D048208:Nuchal Translucency Measurement; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal